| Rono | -- 10-09-2013 @ 3:58 PM |
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I just found out that my 37 Coupe must have been a late production model because it has a 38 gas tank. I found this out when I ordered a new 37 tank and while it bolted up okay, the fill tube coming out of the tank was different. The 38 gas tanks have a straight out fill tube from the tank where the 37 tanks have the fill tube coming out of the tank at about a 30 degree angle forward. I also found that the filler necks are different between the 37-38 tanks. My question is; are the filler holes in the rear fenders different locations? If I get the longer, more "S" shaped filler tube to match the 38 tank, will it line up with the hole in my 37 rear fender? Thanks!
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| trjford8 | -- 10-09-2013 @ 6:36 PM |
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The filler holes on the 37 vs the 38 are in a different location. I don't know if the 38 filler neck will work or not , but it's a good place to start. I ran into this problem some time back and used the 37 neck and had the filler pipe modified at a muffler shop. I used some old pieces of curved radiator hose cobbled together with some short pieces of pipe to make the correct shape. I then went to the shop with the pattern and had a new pipe bent and I had the top 3-4 inches of the original pipe welded to the new pipe.
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| Rono | -- 10-10-2013 @ 1:18 PM |
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Thanks for that information. The replacement filler necks being sold with the new reproduction tanks are plastic. They use a rubber hose section from the plastic filler neck to the tank. I'll be getting the 38 filler neck with the 38 tank and we will see what happens... Rono
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